An adviser to the World Health Organisation has spoken out against governments using lockdowns as a method of controlling the coronavirus pandemic.
Special envoy Dr David Nabarro told British magazine, The Spectator, strict restrictions are having a dramatic negative effect on lives.
He warned lockdowns could lead to a doubling of world poverty and child malnutrition by next year and urged world leaders to implement strong tracking and tracing programs and hospital plans instead.
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